The Skin I Live In

About The Skin I Live In

A brilliant plastic surgeon creates a synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.

The Skin I Live In (2011) is a horror mystery film directed by Pedro Almodóvar. The film is filed under obsession, isolation, mask, and nonlinear timeline.

Antonio Banderas takes the lead as Dr. Robert Ledgard, Elena Anaya as Vera Cruz, Marisa Paredes as Marilia, and Jan Cornet as Vicente. At 120 minutes long, it arrived in August 2011.

The screenplay is by Pedro Almodóvar. The film began as a novel.

Carrie, The Phantom of the Opera, and Moby Dick make useful companions to The Skin I Live In, all filed under revenge. TMDB voters put it at 7.5 out of 10 across 4,770 votes and it carries a R rating.